Hey All,
I’m grateful that I know you’re always here.
I came back a few months ago, someone here rubbed me the wrong way. Normally I’d laugh it off knowing the person, but wasn’t a good time ![:disappointed: :disappointed:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/disappointed.png?v=12)
I’m grateful I’m back again, knowing I have friends here. @Dazercat Eric, you’re one of the reasons I do come back my friend, ty ![:hugs: :hugs:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/hugs.png?v=12)
Dec 23rd my cat Riley passed away, she had dementia. It’s as awful as it sounds. I drank. And I continued thru the holidays, with my dog Buddy ![:dog2: :dog2:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/dog2.png?v=12)
I’m grateful I had Riley for 14 years, she was my baby girl ![:cat2: :cat2:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/cat2.png?v=12)
I’m grateful I have a new doctor, and I’m on a second med for depression. Still waiting for it to kick in. But I refuse to sit back and give in ![:muscle: :muscle:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/muscle.png?v=12)
I looked at the rescue where Riley came from. In my head, I wasn’t ready, but told myself if they have a senior male orange cat, maybe. As fate would have it, they had 11 year old Mr Garfield. I think Riley helped find him (she was an orange tabby as well). My current dog Buddy is 11 years old, rescued at age 10. Now, our new family member is: Alexander the Great (formally Mr Garfield). I call him Alex. He’s 16 lbs, should be 14, we’re working on that. I’m grateful that Buddy and Alex get along. Their common interest is food ![:hamburger: :hamburger:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/hamburger.png?v=12)
I reached out to an old friend yesterday, via text. That’s how we mainly communicate. And told her I was struggling. Her response was, is it depression or boredom? What a way to discount someone’s feelings, lol. That’s why I say, I’m grateful you’re always here. ![:purple_heart: :purple_heart:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/purple_heart.png?v=12)
Sorry for the ramble, this thread I shouldn’t be thrown in the abyss being scattered ![:face_with_spiral_eyes: :face_with_spiral_eyes:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/face_with_spiral_eyes.png?v=12)
And I’m also grateful I have 33 days!. I’ll post some pics of my fur family on the pet thread. Thank you for reading ![:blush: :blush:](https://talkingsober.com/images/emoji/twitter/blush.png?v=12)